August 2011 – Later Life Training

Improving stroke care in the community – KT Equal Conference – Nov 23rd 2011 Bath

Despite strong evidence that organised stroke care improves outcomes (Stroke Trialist Collaboration, 2003), organisational issues and resource limitation meant that many patients still do not receive adequate specialist community stroke rehabilitation. Stroke Networks are tasked with working with local agencies to ensure that specialist care is available for all appropriate patients (National Audit Office, Improving…

August 21, 2011News, Seminars and Conferences of Interest, Stroke CareBy Dawn Skelton

Review – Exercise to prevent falls Update – Sherrington (2011)

In 2008, Sherrington et al published a systematic review of published exercise programmes to prevent falls. In a nutshell, they found that successful intervention had to have 3 things in place: a dose of over 50 hours highly challenging balance training (narrowing base of support, reducing holding support, dynamic as well as static balance training…

August 20, 2011Falls care, PSI CourseBy Dawn Skelton

Translating the evidence – What works for Physical Activity – Conference 17 Nov 2011

As you may know the British Heart Foundation National Centre (BHFNC) will hold its 11th annual conference on Thursday 17th November 2011. Translating the evidence: What works for physical activity? will bring together the latest evidence on the most effective approaches to promoting physical activity across the life course and explore how to use this…

August 19, 2011News, Seminars and Conferences of InterestBy Dawn Skelton

Physical Activity in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease

A very useful resource from Sweden – Physical Activity in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease – is available to search and download. It gives an overview of all the research evidence behind prevention and management of disease with physical activity and exercise across the age range. A “must-read” for those of you who work…

August 19, 2011News, Older Adult Exercise and Physical Activity Theory and GuidanceBy Dawn Skelton

Monthly Archives: August 2011

Improving stroke care in the community – KT Equal Conference – Nov 23rd 2011 Bath

Review – Exercise to prevent falls Update – Sherrington (2011)

Translating the evidence – What works for Physical Activity – Conference 17 Nov 2011

Physical Activity in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease

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